Forbidden Love (DISCONTINUED)

CHAPTER TWO

ELIZA

I look at what looked to be a ripped receipt, but the fact that it was a receipt didn't interest me in the slightest, it was the message. I looked at it and smiled.

Text me sometime :)

I put the paper in my pocket, I just was tempted to text him right now, but....would that make me look desperate? I decided to text him tomorrow. I got out of my car, and walked the short distance to my apartment. I had this little smile plastered to my face, as I looked in the mirror in my bathroom.

The things that boy did to me.

    
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I woke up that morning around 7:30 for my volunteer work at the hospital. I was also shadowing an oncologist today as well. I started volunteering when I was a college freshman. I majored in biology. I want to be a medical oncologist. I hated the idea of cancer, it sickened me. It meant the world to me if I could help someone survive the travesty cancer burdens them in. I thought it would be best to shadow an oncologist. I started doing that my senior year of college. I just graduated a month ago, and I am still doing it, I found it very heart wrenching seeing all the cancer patients, seeing that's some lived and some did not. But I guess that is just life, the hard life we had been given to live.

It was about noon time and my volunteer shift was over I had a 2 hour break before I had to shadow the oncologist. I had grown to like her. She was in her early forties, and had short blonde pixie cut hair, and soft kind brown eyes. Her kind brown eyes matched her kind personality. She had grown to be one of my idols, I looked up to her. Sort of like a mother figure I did not posses. But life stories can wait.

The time was now 4:00 pm, and I walk over to the Culture Expresso coffee shop on West 38th Street to get a coffee. I would've preferred the Green Mountain coffee from my Keurig, but oh well.
I walk in, and freeze up. Kai's here! Shit! I forgot to text him!
I swallow, and walk over to the counter to order, hoping he wouldn't see me. Kai was sitting across the room at a small table with pull out chairs. I order my fall usual, a pumpkin spice latte. I walk hurriedly over to a table on the opposite side of the room, so if Kai did see me, he might not think I saw him. I once again felt my cheeks were hot. I look at my phone, sipping my latte.
I pulled out the little paper he gave me from my purse, and put him as a contact in my phone. I had the weird idea to text him, even though he's right on the other side of the room.

Hey! It's Eliza!

I breath in slowly, and look over at him. He was looking at his phone, luckily he hadn't spot me yet. I felt my phone buzz. I look at it.

Hey (;

I smile, he sent me the winkie face. I decided to start a simple conversation with him.

How are you?

KAI

My day felt so long, Eliza was on mind the whole day. I just wanted to see her face, not seeing it from my memory, but seeing her physically. I picture myself holding her in my arms, running my fingers through her soft dark brown hair delicately, looking down into those green jewel eyes, and pressing my lips onto hers softly. I sigh.

The things that girl did to me.

I sit on the couch in my house. I can't stop thinking about her, and how familiar she looked. I sighed, just wanting her to text me. I just craved some connection from her. The mysterious girl, I want to get to know. Every fiber of my being tells me to go talk to her, get to know her, care for her.
I groan in irritation.
"Hell! Who does she remind me of?! I have to see her again! I have to know!"

The time was about 3:30, I figured it was a good idea to go out and get some fresh air, from having been cooped up in the house all day. I lived in a small house in the woods, a bit far from the city, but I liked how secluded it was from everything. The house was surrounded with woods, there was even a small lake near by. I even had the time to build a small pier for it. It was made out of cedar, because it was a soft wood, and very water resistant. I am a carpenter. I like working with my hands. So, being a carpenter seemed like the best option, I actually like it versus all the other jobs I had, it also didn't require a degree. Because, I hadn't gone to college. It seemed like a drag to me, and for my case it'd be irrational.

I'd drive to midtown, hoping that I'd see Eliza walking around. I park my car in a parking garage, paying the small fee. I got out and started to walk the streets. I look at my phone hopping to see a message from Eliza. No message. I sigh and check the time seeing it is 3:56. It did take me awhile to drive to midtown. I start walking on West 38th Street, and walk into Culture Expresso. I found myself a bit hungry and thirsty. I ordered a sandwich and their light roast blend coffee. I liked my coffee straight, no cream, no sugar. I liked it straight.
I sat at a random empty table, and stared off just lost in thought. But she ended up creeping into my thoughts.

I felt my phone buzz, and I scramble to get it out of my pocket. Hoping it was Eliza who texted me. It was!
I couldn't help but smile softly, I text her back a 'hey'. I wait for another buzz patiently. I hear another buzz.

How are you?

I smile, and begin to type my reply when I hear someone yell.

"Eliza!" The man yelled.

Eliza? What? I look over in the direction of the noise, and see Eliza her eyes widened looking at the tall man in front of her. He was buff, and from his looks looked very strong. Did he intimidate me? No.

"J-Jason!" Eliza squeaked, obviously surprised to see him.

I felt threatened by this Jason dude. But I wasn't stupid enough to go over their right away. I just watched the scene unfold. I clenched my fists in my lap, watching like all the other people did.

"We need to talk! Come with me!" Jason demanded sternly.

Eliza shook her head and stood her ground. "No, I want nothing to do with you! You lying, cheating bastard! You can turn yourself around and walk right out of the door and out of my life for good!" She snapped, pointing to the door.
Jason growled, and grabbed her wrist tightly as soon as she pointed to the door.
She whimpered, and looked up at the crazy man in front of her, she looked at him confidently, though her body shook with fear.

Seeing him grab her so violently, made me livid, it made my body act on its own. I got up and stormed over to Jason, and grabbed his arm and pulled it away from Eliza's wrist. Eliza staggered back, and watched us with fear now showing through her eyes. Those beautiful green eyes that only deserved happiness shone throughout them.

"Don't touch her. Understood?!" I demanded, pinning Jason the asshole, to the wall. I held his wrists tightly and pinned them over his head making them slam against he wall.

"Ah! Fuck you!" He yelled, trying to pull his wrists away. Though I held them there tightly. I felt so much rage, if he as much as hurt her more, or talked to her in such the way he did, I'd snap his neck in an instant.

Jason looked at me in fear the confident glow in his eyes gone. Now just showing fear as he stared at my eyes. The dark brown pupils, turning to crimson.
I saw nothing but fear in his eyes which made me smirk. If you saw my eyes red, that'd be the last thing you'd see. Jason's eyes we're the only pair of eyes that can see my ominous crimson eyes.

"I didn't hear an answer! Don't touch her, talk to her, or hell even stare at her! Do you understand me?!" I said sharply, his wrists pinned with my one hand, my other on his neck. I'd begin to squeeze his neck little by little until he responded.
"I will! I'll leave her alone! I promise!" Jason choked out after 10 seconds of silence.

"K-Kai! Stop!" Eliza demanded, but her voice shook with fear. Hearing her like that, I loosened my grip on his neck.

I'd be charitable this time. But next time, I won't hesitate to end his pathetic life!